This one is about smartphones but phone use is probably the most ubiquitous and insidious part of our browsing habits anyway.

There's an argument that it's made us a very instant self-gratification generation whether our vice be facebook likes or achievement points or internet porn. In our modern times stuff like short attention spans and anxiety disorders and even erectile dysfunction have all been alleged to be influenced by how we consume so much content all the time.

In my own situation I feel like my addiction has interfered with meeting deadlines. I try to limit it now by reading my kindle more and more and I don't do the thing of constantly checking my phone when waiting for a bus. No more youtube before bed, that kind of thing.

The goal of our culture now is not the emancipation of the individual from the group, but the permanent definition of the individual by the group.
We used to call this bigotry.
Now we call this being woke.

Turns out there is a special refuse service for small business, it looks like a normal bin lorry but it has an industrial shredder unit built in, the accountants two doors up had a load of stuff to shred so he hired this lorry.

The driver wheeled out a bin filled it with paper and away it went, it even has a special section for destroying hard drives.

never seen such a specialized device before.

The goal of our culture now is not the emancipation of the individual from the group, but the permanent definition of the individual by the group.
We used to call this bigotry.
Now we call this being woke.

One of the leads is Rashida Jones, who looked oddly familiar from something but I couldn't place where, so I did a google search, and found she was in a often promoted show from E4, Angie Tribeca - which I never watched, but seemed to see the promo a lot on E4 a while ago.

Anyway, the odd fact from her Wikipedia page is:

Rashida Jones is the daughter of Twin Peaks star Peggy Lipton and music producer Quincy Jones.

IGN wrote:Following some speculation about its financial woes, Toys R Us has officially filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The company is currently struggling with about $5 billion in debt, and hopes the bankruptcy filing can help them restructure while still keeping their stores open for the holiday season.

As a result of the bankruptcy filing Toys R Us has received over $3 billion in debtor-in-possession financing from a number of lenders. Toys R Us says this money will help them immediately improve their financial situation, and keep their stores and operations well maintained leading into the busiest season of the year.

Dave Brandon, Toys R Us Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, had this to say of the filing in a statement: "Together with our investors, our objective is to work with out debtholders and other creditors to restructure the $5 billion of long term debt on our balance sheet ... and strengthen out competitive position in an increasingly challenging and rapidly changing retail marketplace."

The company has also filed a number of other motions with the bankruptcy court to ensure they can continue their normal operations, such as paying employees, honoring customer programs, and pay vendors and suppliers. Toys R Us' Canadian subsidiary intends to seek similar protection under the Ontario Superior Court of Justice's CCAA.

We previously reported on Toys R Us' financial issues when the company hired a law firm to look into their options earlier this month.